Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 52
अहं दास्यस्मि रे बाल कद्र्वाश्च क्रूरचेतसः । पृष्ठे वहामि तां नित्यं तत्पुत्रानपि पुत्रक
ahaṃ dāsyasmi re bāla kadrvāśca krūracetasaḥ | pṛṣṭhe vahāmi tāṃ nityaṃ tatputrānapi putraka
นางวินตากล่าวว่า: "ลูกเอ๋ย แม่ได้ตกเป็นทาสของนางกัทรุผู้มีจิตใจโหดเหี้ยม แม่ต้องแบกนางและเหล่าลูกๆ ของนางไว้บนหลังของแม่ทุกวัน"
Vinatā
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Frame-ṛṣis / internal audience
Scene: Vinatā confesses she is enslaved to Kadrū and must carry her and her serpent-sons on her back; Garuḍa listens, anger and compassion rising.
FAQs
It reveals the reality of bondage and humiliation, preparing the ground for dharmic action that leads to release and restoration of dignity.
No specific site is named in this verse; it is part of the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s larger sacred narrative tapestry.
None; it is a direct statement of Vinatā’s condition.